THE Brookings Institute released a study earlier this week arguing that “the impact of student loans may not be as dire as many commentators fear.” The authors of the study arrive at this conclusion by examining data from the Federal Reserve tracking student loan debt between 1989 and 2010. Their key findings include: Roughly one-quarter […]

THE national jobs report for May was released yesterday by the BLS, which has given pundits, economists, and others plenty of time to sift through the data and generate a discussion. First, the usual caveats. The jobs report is comprised of two monthly surveys and subject to subsequent revisions. This means the data is both […]

ELIOT Cutler rolled out his plan to increase funding and overhaul the state’s education system as a means to promote economic growth. As reported by the PPH: “States that are doing well economically are almost always the states that consistently have made investments in education, from early childhood through elementary and high school, to post […]

John Haskell

John graduated from the University of Southern Maine with a degree in Political Science, and from the University of Maine School of Law. He has worked in both the public and private sectors, and currently, works with a small business services company in the Mid-Coast area.